Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Gods Almighty I despise the Star Wars PREQUELS.I had to get that out of the way to proceed....

One of the elements within the Prequels that I really dig is the clone COMMANDER BACARA. I've geeked out on him before here. He's the one that lead the murder of Jedi Council Member KI ADI MUNDI (the Conehead). I just really dig the design of Bacara, particularly the helmet.

I also really dig Kenner's current VINTAGE STYLE figure packaging that emulates the original Star Wars figures of my youth. And, within my imagination of What-Could-Have-Been I'd like to have a couple PREQUEL characters set in this new packaging... like Commander Bacara. So please, Kenner... make a Commander Bacara figure within this Collection!!!

Monday, November 29, 2010

I was in Toys R Us this weekend and happened to find myself in the Action Figure Aisle (hard to believe, I know). There I was pleasantly surprised to see SPIDER-MAN 2099 and WORLD WAR HULK smiling & waving at me with a "Buy 1 get 1 FREE" sign! I had no choice and was powerless to stop the purchase.

"I decided to start designing what I think would be a cool Alien prequel. The above are some early lunch sketches of the Space Jockey not plugged into his cockpit. I read somewhere where Ridley refered to the chair as a space suit. It got me thinking. What if the whole ship is the suit? An organic massive transport suit."

It is with great sadness that I post the passing of IRVIN KERSHNER, director of "STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK."

Empire is my 2nd favorite film of all-time and what I consider to be the best Star Wars film. Empireraised the bar for Star Wars, and the sequels/prequels that followed never maintained the same level of quality & awesome. When I think of Star Wars, it is the "world" of Empire that I see. The film transcends sci-fantasy & Star Wars itself, and stands on its own as an amazing, solid film. So much of this is due to Kershner.

Tonight I will re-watch THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACKfor the who-knows-how-many-time and raise a glass in Kershner's honor. Thank you Mr. Kershner. Your film continues to influence myself and a legion of fans spanning generations. Rest in Peace.

Monday, November 22, 2010

I was just informed via the super-awesome ALIENSCOLLECTION.COM that Amazon currently has the ALIEN ANTHOLOGY BLU RAY set for50% off! Now, I figure all of you have already purchased yours... maybe even the deluxe Alien Egg Edition Set like I did.... but here's a chance to buy another one for a friend, family, or a 2nd copy for yourself! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

So its recently been brought to my attention that apparently my "ALIENS Insanity" has reached a new height. Apparently some "people" think its crazy (and stupid) that I have AMC's airing of ALIENS saved on my DVR when I have numerous copies of the movie on DVD as well as the new BLU RAY version. Pffffffff.

CARLO PAGULAYAN is currently churning out some killer covers for INCREDIBLE HULK(s). Why isn't he doing the interior art as well? If he was, I might actually buy the crappy book. But alas, he is not. Ho-hum.

Related news: Incredible Hulks (sigh on the plural) will soon have DALE EAGLESHAM on art duties. He just did a breathtaking short run on FANTASTIC FOUR and a really fun Steve Rogers mini-series (SUPER SOLDIER). I truly despise what Marvel is currently doing with Hulk, so I'm reluctant to start picking it up with Eaglesham's arrival. Although, I'm going to take a stab in the dark and guess it will be a short run, so maybe I can stomach it.